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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-11-12

Another trust" has been formed this
time by the pillow manufacturers, who met
in Chicago on Wednesday, "a western
firms being represented. The object
of the association" is stated to be "to
insure protection to each pillow manufacture
er in the northwest. Each share of stock
is valued at $1,000, and members are en-
titled to a share of stock on sales aggregat-
ing $500 and upward. The principal OBJ
iects of the association are to prevent the
assignment of goods to members on COM
mission, the stoppage of the allowance OF
any discounts to agents exceeding % per
cent, and the voiding of all contracts after
Nov. Is, 1887"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-11-12

The Agricultural Department at Wash
ington, Nov. 10th issued report on the
yield of corn this season which is placed at
1919 per acre on about 70 million acres, or
about ALSO million bushels. About five
million acres are reported abandoned be-
fore ripening. The proportion of merchant
able corn is considerable below the average,
The potato crop is short of last year by 90
million bushels
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-11-12
Gould. has again directed public attention


to the question Of the ownership by the
government Of the telegraph system. The
apparently settled purpose OF the w. U.
corporation TO throttle any competition that
may have the temerity to enter the field, by
either forcing 1t out Of business by tempo
rary ruinous rates or by actual purchase, has
become an unbearable nuisance and men.
ace. 1t is not improbable that the subject
will appear this winter In congress Sen
ator Cullom Is pronounced advocate Of a
government system; and on Thursday last
Congressman Bland of Missouri expressed
himself also as In favor of such project,
which he thought as practicable and rea.
sonable as the government carrying the
mails,
Of course, since the Is. & .. went
out of business, telegraph rates have
been subjected to a sharp advance In all
directions. Rates that were as low as 1Oc
and 15c. for ten words have been increased
to 20c. as the minimum, while generally
the advances are from 20 to 100 per cent
and upwards over old rates.
Now that the anarchists are at rest and
the majesty of the law and OF society vim
dictated, would II not be a sensible thing to
turn attention to some means for thwarting
the spirit of extortion that such corpora
tions as the w. U. Tel. Co. and the numer
Gus trusts" organizing exhibit 1t is but
too common thing to howl about corpor
ations--a very cheap kind of talk; and YET
may there not be real connection between
their extortions and the spirit of unrest
among the common people who suffer from
their greed? Why should the rich mer
and the giant corporations be permitted tt
com bine to extort high prices from the
people, If the working man is to be looked
upon as a meddler and a disturber of the
peace If he strikes for higher wage
Does the Western Union increase the pay
of its men, now il has increased its tolls fol-
messages? No one has heard Of II as yet
President Barnard of Columbia College
discusses In the Forum some recent ag
gressive labor movements, such as the Goa
handlers strike In New York of 1887, un
der the title warfare against Society
He urges that only heroic measures can be
effective In dealing with such a strike
Probably; yet no one has offered "heroit
measure as an effective way of dealing
with the coal producers strike" by which
they are extorting millions of dollarSfron
consumers, at the same time refusing II
per cent advances to their miners and clos
ing their shafts in preference to giving
STRIKERS" work at any price not of thei
own fixing. One need not be an advocate
of the principle of striking to see the in
justice of permitting, say, the coal oper
ators, to do that which is "criminaP' in
coal miner or coal handler.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-11-12

The new comet recently discovered by
the astronomers, is said to be now visible
to the naked eye, and may be found in the
evening in the northwestern sky The
comet is moving eastward is large and
bright and promises to become more bril-
liant in a few weeks.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-11-12

Will Raymond's barn caught fire at
about half past eleven on Tuesday morning
and before water could be turned upon it,
was mass of smouldering embers. Wits
little children had been playing with
matches and set the affair. The firemen
didn't have enough hose and had to go back
for more, the rest of the hose got there toe
late. It was we'll that strong wind had
not been blowing, or the house next to the
barn would have burned also. Loss about
S75
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-11-12

The Tortilla silver mine of Arizona, Is
one of the most gigantic swindles of the
age 1t consists of nothing but rocks and
few prospects" holes. Nevertheless, II
was stocked at $5O,OOO00O, and consider.
able amount of the worthless paper dispos.
ed of to people who could not afford to lose
L.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-11-12

William Daley and Pat Coughlin were
arrested on Tuesday night, the former
charged with robbery and larcency, and
the latter with robbery. The mel had been
little hard up, as 1t were, and relieved
VIM. Kerrigan of a ten dollar bill Daily
Daily had also stolen coat from A. Frank
few days before, They were placed
under 5000 bonds to await the action of the
grand jury, and in default of bail were
taken to the County Bastile.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-11-12

The swallowing up of the B. & o. tele-
graph by the Western Union, thus practi-
cally placing the telegraph business Of the
country In the hands of our man, Jay
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-11-12

Some marauding miscreant distracted a
load of corn from the bins of Levi Shaver,
on his fathers farm in Rutland, the other
night. Now Levi is real mad over this
little occurrence, and swears vengence on
all corn thieves, therefor an exceedingly
sulhy atmosphere will surround the alb
stractor IL discovered.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-11-12

The 9Th National Bank of ST. Louis has
failed with a showing of fraud and forgery
by the cashier, who, 1t is charged, was
interested In five concerns which the bank
was carrying In sums of from $4,000 to
committed to jail In default Of $25, 900 ball.
At the election Tuesday the suburban
towns as a whole voted against the propo-
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-04-30

A drunken old chap riding home
from Princeton, KY, fell from his
horse while crossing muddy marsh,
and dropping oii'to sleep he remained
there till morning. When he awoke
he found that one-half Of his bald
head was plastered with mud. Two
weeks later a fine growth of young
hair appeared on that side of his
head. On st. Valentines day he re-
appeared in town with The hair three
or four iliches III length, aud told ms
story. About twenty bald headed
gentry sought the marsh and applied
the mud, and were soon gratl'ied py
thp advent of a new growth of hair,
though unfortunately II is as red as
beet. The owner of tie marsh mas
fenced it in and sells t he muck AT "
pound.--Chickasaw Messenger
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-04-30
CuaYdiaN's Sale.

POWELL FLIPPIS, a minor,
No. 67S w.
IXPARTE.
Pursuant to a decree Of the Cham
Gerry Court Of Grenada county. Miss,
rendered at the March term thereO +,
\. d. 1887, / will, as guardian of
Powell Flippin. minor, OH
SATURDAY, MAY p, loe7,
proceed to sell to highest bidder for
cash, at the eastern door Of the Court
House of said county, the following
land in said county and State. = e
of e Of sec. II, township u q,
range I east. W. :. WILLIAMS
A. H. Whitfield. Sol. Guar,
April 21 81 It.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-04-30

a. T. Inman il Just in receipt Of /;
large new line of hats, ofali sizes and
every description, from the ordinary
starW hat to the finest silk hat,
which will be sold exceedingly
cheap. Call aud examine them
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-04-30

The two Hanklns' Lots, owned by
Moses, Marders d Co. Title warrans
ted. Apply to
2t w. II. FlTZGfRAlD.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-04-30
SHORTHAND

Taught by mail. First two les-oua
free. Only 80 lessons in course. ENsr
Germs. SHoRT-H LAND nEr'M T.,
Com. College, Jackson, i -.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-04-30

Notice is hereby given that the lake
half-mile north Of the depot, known
as the Dump has been posted ac-
cording to law. All trespassers, by
fishing therein, will be prosecuted tn
TIE full extent of the law.
Apr. II, s.. w. W. TOWNSEND.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-04-30

4 scholarship fer a full course OF
short-h hand instructions, either by
mail OF at the college, is offered for
sale at bargain. Apply to the edit
or Of tMis paper.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-04-30

Don't forget; you can get any paper
published in the United state at
greatly reduced rates by ordering the
same through us, and in clubbing
with the GAZETTE.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-04-30

Pop Corn, tresli every day, at LocS
wenstein's.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-10-20
What Key West Looks Like.

The key has about as much shape as a
camel and in general way lies east
and west and contains about six square
miles. It is as fat as a single, the
highest point being about fourteen feet
above the mean sea level. To casual
visitor it looks as though the sea- par
ticularly in a storm. would submerge
this insignificant rise. but it is a mat
ter OF record that it new er has done it.
The city covers the western end of the
key, and it was. previous to the great
fire of March 30, 1886, very densely
settled, and about as un-American
looking as could well be imagined,
bearing strong resemblance to West
India town. The houses are of wood
and quite plainly built. There are. ]
think, only four or five brick buildings.
and certainly not more than six The
streets are Of very good width, tolera-
bly, straight and passably clean. The
roadway is of coral rock. There is NO
soil to speak of; what passes for soil is
triturated coral. very rich in phos.
pilates end making an excellent fertili-
ger. but by itself deficient in fat To
garden one must use pick rather than
hoe. Very few Vegetables are grown
here. and vegetation is confined mainly
to cocoanut trees. Here and there
can be seen pine or an Alexander, OF
star of India or royal poncana, a
few mulberry and prickly ash trees and
popenack bushes Flowers and flower
ing shrubs grow in abundance. -RocA-
ester Post Cypress.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-10-20
Knew the Signs.

A traveller once put up for the night
with simple-minded old couple, in a
lonely farmhouse. As he rode up to
the door he heard the old lady say, in
a tone of deep conviction: "There! ]
knowed somebody ID come before
night, for I dropped my fork on the
floor this morning and it stuck straight
up. Then I dropped the dish-cloth
at noon-another sure sign of com.
pany."
In entering the house the visitor
carelessly struck his foot against the
step and came near falling.
"Ah!" said the old lady, quickly,
(which toe did you stub, the right or
the left?"
"The right" was the reply.
'That's good; it's sure sign you're
going where you're wanted. Pa, shoe
that rooster off the fence. If he crows
there it will rain before morning"
A little boy suddenly ran into the
room, crying out: 20 grandma, look!
Here's a copper 1 found in the road"
"1'm not bit surprised. Don't you
remember, Tommy, that you dreamed
of finding a nest of hens eggs last
night? told you then that you'd
find some money before week."
A young woman was washing on q
porch at the back of the house, and
the old lady suddenly cried out:
sThere, there, Susan, if you haven't
splashed soapsuds all over the front
OF your dress! And if you don't get a
drunken husband for it, Pm wonder
fully mistaken. I've known that sign
to come true often and often. But
you can keep it from coming true by
hanging all the clothes on the line
wrong side out, and you'd better do
it,"
So Susan did, as the traveller no.
ticed to his great amusement
Youths Companion.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-10-20

CMcAGo:-Wheat, No. 2, spring, 6SZc; No. 3,
spring, 67hc; No. 2, red, 7Oac. Corn. No. 2, 41c.
Oats, No. 2, Csc. Rye No. 2. 47c. Barley, No.
2, 76c. Flaxseed, No. 1, .O6. Timothy seed,
prime, $2.28. Mess pork, $15.25. Lard,
$6.37k per 100
DULUTH:-Wheat, No. 1, hard, 71hc.
Observation-Disclosures, No. l. hard, 6Sac No.
/, Northern, 64ac; No 2, Northern, $3.50 Bran,
$3.50 to 1915. Corn, 80 to 39hc. Oats, mix.
ed, % to 26c. Barley, No. 2, 40 to 55c. Flax
$8.OOto $1,000.
ST. PAUL-Wheat. No. I, hard, zoe; No. 1,
Northern. 69c; No. 2, Northern, &c Corn No.
8, 29c to Ale. Oats, No. 2, mixed, 25c; No. 2,
white, 26c. Barley, No. q, 5Sc; No. 8, 4Oc to
SOC. Rye No. 2. 41c. Ground feed, No. 1.
STATS. Cornmeal, unbolted, $145o: Baled
hay, $1O.O 90; No. 2, $500 to $500. Timothy
hay, $3.50. Flaxseed, 81. 90. Bran, s11.5O.
MILwAUKER:-Wheat, 69hc. Corn, No. 8, 41c.
Oats, No. 2, white, 27zc. Rye. No. ], 49kc
Barley, No. 2, 6Ohc. Pork, $3.50 to $500.
Lard, $685.. Butter, dairy, 16 to 1Sc. Eggs,
15h to 16c Cheese, IL to 11hc.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-10-20
General Grant Laughed.
Chicago Tribune.

Chicago Tribune.
General Grant was rarely known to
smile, and the occasions were few in.
deem when his dignity so far broke
down as to permit him to laugh out
right-though he was far from being
devoid of a relish for a good story or
joke. There was one time in his life,
however, when he INDUCED in a roar
of laughter that might have been
heard for quarter OF a mile. It was
while he was filling the Presidential
chair and made his trip to Des Moines,
Iowa, and delivered his famous speech
on education-the first time it was
discovered that he really could make
a good speech. He had been in st.
Louis and came up the old Northern
Missouri Railroad into Iowa. He
passed through the little town OF
Bloomfield, twelve miles from the
Missouri line, at 9 o'clock at night.
A crowd had assembled, conspicuous
among them being the village topper,
who always filled up on great
occasions, and had therefore
risen to the emergency and
was in g. condition, ON the arrival of
the Presidential party, to hobnob with
q king. The train halted at the sta
ton for several minutes, and in re-
Spouse to cheers President Grant APP
peared on the platform and lifted his
hat in stiff, schoolboy fashion. The
old topper looked at him with blinking
eyes, then deliberately clambered up
on the platform, steadied himself by
the railing, and deliberately thurst
his face close to the shpinx like coun-
tenance before him. There was adead
silence, the audacity of the act caus-
ing the townspeople to stare in dumb
amazement, while the few persons sur
rounding Grant were equally astound-
ed. For q moment the drunken man
swayed and stared, and then said:
"Ish zis Presh 'dunt Grant,"
The features OF the hero of Ap-
pomattox relaxed little as he nod
ded afirmatively.
sCome. now, homes, pardner," per-
sisted the topper. "Shay, OF man, "
amt tryln' to fool a teller, are your"
The scene was cut short by the
Town Marshal preaching up and yanky
ing tho intruder to the ground; but it
had such an eYpressibly funny side
that the ''silent man" burst into q
hearty guffaw, in which those around
him joined as the train moved away.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-10-20
Tired Out.

"Just tired out" the neighbor said,
Turning from the squalid bed,
Whore the weary woman lay,
Painting life's last hours away.
Save that sound Of sobbing breath,
All was still as coming death,
For the frightened children covered
Where, with heavy brows that lowered.
Meath the long-enduring strain,
The mute husband bore his pain.
Just tired GUITAR down below
Waves were fretting on the flow;
Ard the full, recurrent roar
Echoed upward from the shore;
Fainter grew the pulses beat
As the worn hands plucked the sheet,
And the death damps gathered, where
Ruffled al the tangled hair.
Said the watcher at her side,
''She is waiting for the tide"
When the waves had ebbed anew,
The tired life was over, too;
Gone from want, and care, and Ill,
Very peacefully and still,
After all she bore and wept.
Hard-worked wife and mother slept;
Very fair she looked, and meek,
Long dark lashes swept her cheek,
Worn hands crossed upon her breast
For the "weary was at rest"
III the Year Round.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-10-20
A Grave Question.

OF a grave question, which every
Benedict must be called on to face in
some form, the Buffalo Courier says.
'There's young man up on-well, nc
matter what street-but on street
in Buffalo, who is about to enter into
the b. b. OF m. in month or so. Tht
question that torments him now is
whether to give his wife a stated al
lowance Of money, give it to her in
"hunks," or let her ask for it when
she wants it. He's rather diffident
about talking it over with his betroth.
ed. '"The diggins OF it is, as he says,
that the allowance will have to be
small, if it's that way. He has tried
to pump the married women OF his &C
quaintance and most of them incline
to the allowance system. 1t will be
rather hard to arrange the matter
equally unless his wife runs the house
keeping, bills and all, in which case
some women would say. and perhaps
Justly, that he should turn over his
whole salary to her, and ask her for
cigar and other spending money when
he needs it. But that's rather hard
on the man"
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-10-20

n "
About Eve hundred veterans Of the
Hornets Nest" brigade, composed OF
the Second, Seventh, Twelfth and;
Fourteenth Iowa regiments, held q rel
union at Des Moines, the first at
which the members ofall the regiments
have been together since the battle Of
Shiloh, over twenty-five years ago.
An association was formed, with the
following officers: President, Gen. j..
NJ. Tuttle, vice presidents. Col. S. A..
Moore, Second Iowa; Col. J. G. Par
tott. Seventh Iowa; Col. d. Ryan,
Eighth Iowa; Col. S. r. Edinton.
Twelfth Iowa; Col. W. T. Show, Four
teenth Iowa; secretary, Private r. L..
Turner; treasurer. Capt. Y. r. Twom-
bly,.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-10-20

whom he heard how twas. he jest
laughed. an sent for more ponies"
We stayed that night with the young
ranchman. and pushed on again the
next morning, but learned. on reaching
the ranches above the day after, that
we had narrowly escaped brush with
n large party of Cheyennes. They had
passed over the trail not more than
two hours ahead of us. on their way
south again. evidently fearing pursuit
from the troops at Fort Collins and
Cheyenne. Suoh was life on the plains.
only 10 years ago. whore now are large
and thriving settlements. as safe from
Indian raid as the good old city Of
Boston. Atlantic Constitution.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-10-20
Reality In Dreanland.

From the Oakland, (Cal.) Tribune.
Twenty years ago bachelor in
Oakland dreamed OF visiting family
consisting Of parents and two little
girls, who were unknown to him in his
waking hours.
From that time forth he continued
to dream OF them for a score OF years.
He saw the children grow from child
hood to womanhood. He was present
at the closing exercises when they
graduated. In fact, he shared all the
pleasures and grieis OF this family.
His friendship to his dreamland
friends seemed so real that he often
remarked that hefelt certain he would
know them in reality at some future
time.
Two months ago he saw in a dream
the husband die, and from that time
he ceased to dream of them for the
first time in period of twenty years.
About six weeks ago he was aston
ished at receiving q letter from New
York city, the writer being the widow
of q cousin of his, with whom he had
never had any intercourse since his
boyhood, over thirty years. The wild
ow wrote that she wished to make San
Francisco her future home. After ex-
changing a few letters it was arranged
for him to meet her and the two
daughters at the Oakland wharf upon
the arrival of an Eastern train on q
certain day. On their arrival imagine
his surprise to see his dream friends.
They were equally SO when he related
his strange series of dreams in which
they figured. He told them Incidents
connected with their past lives which
he could not have known under ordi-
nary circumstances. He described their
former home, even to the furniture
and household ornaments, which was
correct in every particular. The se-
quel is that he recently married the
widow, and is living happily in this
city.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-10-20

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The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-10-20
The Art of Dressing Well.

Ready made clothing has been brought to
high q point OF perfection within the past few
years and man il hard to please who en-
tiers some OF our better clothing houses
and fails to receive satisfactory garment
and fit. The Plymouth Clothing House OF
Minneapolis has recently issued hand
some catalogue. thirty pages OF colored en-
cravings, showing fall and winter styles in
every thing pertaining to q gentleman's
wardrobe which they send with good lin.
en- tape measure and their directions for
self measurement to any person sending his
address and mentioning this paper. They
guarantee satisfaction and their guarantee
means just what it says, and their prices
are low as for several years past they
have curtailed their advertising expense
and given their customers the benefit, feel.
ing that fine goods at reasonable prices
would advertise themselves. Send for this
catalogue and then satisfy yourself that
they deserve trial.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-10-20
Bloody ARRAY

is often the result OF "bad blood in q
family or community. but nowhere 10 bad
blood more destructive OF happiness and
health than in the human system. When
the life current is foul and sluggish with i'm
purities, and IL slowly distributing It's poi.
sons to every part OF the body, the peril
to health, and life even, is imminent.
Early symptoms are dull and drowsy feel
ings, severe headaches, coated tongue,
poor appetite indigestion and general las
situde. Delay in treatment may entail the
most serious consequences. Don't let dis.
ease get a strong hold on your constitu'
ton, but treat yourself by using DR.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, and be
restored to the blessings OF health. AL
druggists.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-10-20

The yacht Nettie bound for Port Arthur
was swamped in the heavy gale which pre-
were six mon on board, all OF whom are
regarded AZ lost. They were: Mr.. Murray
OF London, England. q young man who
was out visiting the country; McLannon
OF Port Arthur, who had charge OF the
boat; Mr.. Fox and son Of Fort William,
and two Iceland sailors.